Ghost team for tonight.

1. Stephen Cluxton - Parnells
2. David Byrne - Naomh Olaf
3. Philly McMahon - Ballymun Kickhams
4. Eric Lowndes - St Peregrines
5. Jonny Cooper - Na Fianna
6. James McCarthy - Ballymun Kickhams
7. John Small - Ballymun Kickhams
8. Brian Fenton - Raheny
9. Michael Darragh Macauley - Ballyboden St Enda's
10. Brian Howard - Raheny
11. Ciaran Kilkenny - Castleknock
12. Niall Scully - Templeogue Synge Street
13. Colm Basquel - Ballyboden St Enda's
14. Dean Rock - Ballymun Kickhams
15. Bernard Brogan - Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 10/02/2018 14:17:27    2075405

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 10/02/2018 17:36:44    2075442

John Small is a very lucky man to be still on the field.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 10/02/2018 20:13:11    2075488

Great second-half comeback by Donegal but that was a terrible decision to let Murphy kick the free right after he came on. MacBrearty would have put it over with his eyes closed.

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 996 - 10/02/2018 20:17:46    2075491

Dire second half from the dubs. This was a game they would have been expected to win convincingly but instead they are left clinging on.

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 10/02/2018 20:36:22    2075498

Its getting so boring and predictable. Dublin will be in a league final yet again, prob against the usual Kerry brigade. I thought the premier league was boring but its less easy to predict

cacsmckilly (Tyrone) - Posts: 1294 - 10/02/2018 20:39:27    2075500

Hard luck to Donegal, they played well tonight and an out of sorts Murphy hit some bad wides. We were not at our best but another 3 points and that's job done for this league. Anything else is a bonus.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 10/02/2018 20:39:33    2075501

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9702 - 10/02/2018 20:40:46    2075503

great comeback by kerry. I mean donegal. Just kicked it away in the first half though

NaomhNaille (Donegal) - Posts: 124 - 10/02/2018 20:41:00    2075504

Bringing Murph on was the turning point. Donegal were on top, Patrick was scoring from everywhere, Murph comes on & misses two easy frees & a sitter from play.

Happy enough overall, good second half but the decision to put a rusty Murph on cost us the game.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 10/02/2018 20:42:36    2075506

DannyMcA (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 10/02/2018 20:44:53    2075507

Sorry did I say 3 points? Ahem, getting a little greedy there :D

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 10/02/2018 20:45:24    2075509

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1799 - 10/02/2018 20:47:24    2075511

Enough done to stay up I would imagine. Good stuff!!

DannyMcA (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 10/02/2018 20:50:00    2075514

great comeback by kerry...... i mean donegal. kicked it away in the first half though.

NaomhNaille (Donegal) - Posts: 124 - 10/02/2018 20:51:54    2075516

Great effort from Donegal, kept pressing until the end. Dunno why McBrearty wasn't left on the frees, the man is on fire. Murphy missing the frees after he came on helped kill the momentum. Great player but was rusty. On a side note. John Small is a very lucky boy to have stayed on. Dublin ground it out well in the end.

kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 10/02/2018 20:59:46    2075519

Encouraging stuff from the lads there. It just shows that we have good footballers and it was great to see them play with a bit of abandon second half. Paddy was outstanding again and Jamie Brennan showed some nice flashes. We probably took some wrong options at crucial times. If we had managed to get level or push ahead it would have been a very interesting finale.

Agree re: John Small. It's not the first time he's pulled a dirty enough stroke like that. Lucky he wasn't lined there again tonight.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9136 - 10/02/2018 21:07:28    2075521

really good game considering the conditions. very enjoyable I must say. decent second half showing from donegal but Dublin like last week just had too much in the end.

wonder what the story is with connolly. not getting any game time, not involved in the squad. is he injured?

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 10/02/2018 21:09:14    2075523

Well done lads I don't care if we go down. There is fire and style in our attitude and play that will stand us well come the summer.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 10/02/2018 21:14:49    2075528

Didn't want Donegal to win because it wouldn't suit us but you can see they have a good team that keep improving. Very unlucky to not get anything in their previous 2 games. Could easily see them win their next 4 games. Murphy did kill their momentum a great player like him naturally got the Donegal crowd buzzing unfortunately he was a bit rusty but he won't be for the next game. Donegal a side to watch out for. Dublin obviously played but nowhere near what they're capable of. Amazing team

galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 10/02/2018 21:17:15    2075532